This blog has nothing to do with gorillas (though I love 'em)...fellow bloggers have inspired me to share vintage images of Disneyland from my personal collection. But don't be surprised if you see something from a World's Fair, Knott's Berry Farm, or someplace else that is cool!

Friday, March 27, 2015

Man, do I love this first photo! From June 1962 (look at that June Gloom!), we have this fantastic view of Tomorrowland as seen from the Skyway. The bucket has just left the Tomorrowland terminal, and we are on our way to Fantasyland. I love the round buckets, and the way the cables converge in the distance, just like a draughtsman's perspective layout. Down below, a sub is chugging away, and (oddly) the Matterhorn chalet is chugging away too!

Zooming in to the lower left, we get a nice view of the Yacht Bar. I get a kick out of its simple, angular, mid-century design. There's a whole group of ladies with babushkas (lower left), and we can see the long line for the Monorail - or maybe it's for the subs. Or both.

Here's a slightly more standard view of the Matterhorn as seen from the sub queue. Now if only the sky wasn't so cloudy! I like being able to see the excited child's gesture from that one Skyway bucket. "Look over there, Dad!". What do you think he's pointing at? I think it might be the waterfalls that were the entrance (and exit) to the dark ride portion of the Submarine Voyage.

11 comments:

What fantastic views. It doesn't get any better than this. I love a sunny day, but for me, June gloom is when Disneyland looks its best. It possesses a certain quality of light which brings out the colors of Disneyland. It also gives it that dreamlike quality. In addition, it's how I mostly remember the skies above Disneyland as a child.

Nanook, everybody loves June Gloom! It's a few weeks of comfort before the long hot summer.

K. Martinez, I think I usually prefer it to be sunny and blue skies (a few puffy white clouds don't hurt) when it comes to photos, buy I do like the way the sky looks here. In my memory Disneyland was always sunny when I was a kid, not sure if that is true or not.

Alonzo, the clarity really is key, so often a nice photo will just not be that crisp. For a second I misread your comment as "The Return of the Babushka Four", which sounds like a Sam Peckinpah movie - four badass ladies who shoot up the town, all wearing babushkas of course.